Victoria Proof Penny 1859 PR66 Brown NGC, KM739, S-3948, Peck-1520 (ER). No WW on truncation. The final year for the large-size copper Penny Proofs, of extreme rarity, and with very few examples ever coming to open market. According to Peck, these were late-mint strikings, the purpose for which is unclear; either way, they represent one last hurrah for the large copper Pennies phased out in 1860 and so beloved by collectors today. This specimen has survived in extraordinary premium gem condition, its surfaces beyond what one usually sees for this metal; dazzling cyan tone fringed with champagne highlights floods the fields, achieving complete coverage save for a crescent of deep opal on the reverse. The fields exhibit strong die polish lines in accordance with Peck's notes on the type, the strike simply pristine and with scarcely any visible detractions whatsoever. The last example of this piece we handled was also graded PR66 and realized $3,750 hammer in our January 2010 NYINC sale; accordingly, with over nine years having passed and the market for British coins only having increased, we anticipate great things for this outstanding Proof of Record. From the Lake County Collection

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